China gets the royal sales pitch

Britain's Prince William visits China to help lure more investment, students and tourism into the UK alongside already high-profile Chinese investments in the country. Jane Lanhee Lee reports.

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(SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, PRINCE WILLIAM, SAYING:
"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening."
A touch of the local lingo - part of a neat royal pitch.
Prince William, the latest high-profile Brit to drum up Chinese interest in the UK.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, PRINCE WILLIAM, SAYING:
"I've a strong sense of the opportunity that exist for collaboration and partnership between our two countries."
William is rounding off a trip to China, the first by a member of the British royal family in nearly 30 years.
Putting aside political tensions over recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, and focusing squarely on business.
Chinese investors have ploughed money into the UK in recent years and even plan to develop a new financial district in London.
They've also snapped up iconic brands like House of Fraser and Weetabix - even the company that builds London's iconic black cabs has a Chinese owner.
And there's more to come, with some analysts saying China is on course to invest more than 150 billion U.S. dollars in UK infrastructure over the next decade.
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